Mar. 27 : Santhigiri Vocational Training Institute at Vazhithala was inaugurated.

May 01 : Home for the aged at Kavakad run by the St. Martha’s Sisters was blessed. K

June 23 : Blessing of the newly constructed chapel in the Bishop’s House.

Nov. 5-8 : Visit of Pope John Paul II to India in connection with the concluding ceremony of the Synod for Asia and the publication of the synodal document Ecclesia in Asia.